NHC: Official Landfall around 6am CDT near Steinhatchee, FL

| August 5, 2024 @ 5:48 am

The National Hurricane Center 6am CDT update has made it official.  Debby has made landfall near Steinhatchee, FL in the Big Bend as a Category 1 hurricane. Minimum pressure at landfall was 979 mph and maximum winds 80 mph.

6AM CDT stats:

LOCATION…29.7N 83.5W

ABOUT 5 MI…10 KM W of STEINHATCHEE FLORIDA

ABOUT 70 MI…115 KM SE OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…80 MPH…130 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 10 MPH…17 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…979 MB…28.91 INCHES

Snapshot from WeatherTap.

 

A few wind gust reports from Mesonet/ASOS sites just after 5am CDT:

Dixie County (FL) High School weatherstem reported a gust of 57 mph

Mayo (Lafayette County, FL) had a gust of 59 mph.

Madison County (FL) High School weatherstem gust to 48 mph.

The Perry, FL ASOS reported a gust of 62.1 mph at 535am CDT.

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